Lot 16
Lot 16
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THREE CERAMIC JARS

WARRING STATES (475 BC-AD 220)

Price Realised USD 4,750
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USD 2,000 - USD 3,000
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THREE CERAMIC JARS

WARRING STATES (475 BC-AD 220)

Price Realised USD 4,750
Price Realised USD 4,750
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The first jar, of globular form with short tapering neck, is impressed on the body with a basketweave pattern; the second jar, of compressed globular form, is impressed with a basketweave pattern and is applied on the shoulders with three small loop handles; the third small jar is impressed on the exterior with fabric designs, the base is written with the character di (earth).
5¾ in. (14.5 cm) tall; 6½ in. (16.5 cm.) across; 3⅞ in. (9.7 cm.) across


Provenance
First:
William H. Wolff, Inc., no. 02/929 H 350.
Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987) Collections.
Else Sackler (1913-2000) Collection, and thence by descent within the family.

Second:
Frank Caro, no. CP-118 RML.
Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987) Collections.
Else Sackler (1913-2000) Collection, and thence by descent within the family.

Third:
Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987) Collections.
Else Sackler (1913-2000) Collection, and thence by descent within the family.
Exhibited
First:
Jerusalem, Israel Museum, 3500 Years of Chinese Art: Ceramics from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, 1987.

Second:
New York, Columbia University, The Columbia University Exhibition of 3000 Years of the Ceramic Art and Ancient Sculpture of China from the Sackler Collection, 11 November 1962-18 January 1963.
New York, Columbia University, February 1965.

Third:
Jerusalem, Israel Museum, 3500 Years of Chinese Art: Ceramics from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, 1987.
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